The Good News is that having another by their heart is preferred to having them by their throat.

^^^^ True.

The bad news is that so many in this world think of violence and hate before love and caring. :(

The Good News is that the fraction of the world's population who live in abject poverty continues to decrease.

The bad news is that those in poverty are really hard pressed to do much except try to survive day-to-day. :(

The good news is anybody on this board has no idea what true 'abject poverty' is.





(All say thank you :wish: )

Thank you! See, I do read your posts, PF! :)

Happy New Year's Eve my friend! :cheers:

The Good News is that we all get to begin another year! :thumbs:

The bad news is if the new year has the same level of terrorism and this past year and worse, there's no indication it won't have. :(

The Good News is that almost all of that action does not occur in this country.

The bad news is we suspect they're always looking for ways to bring the terror to us.

The Good News is the price of gas.

Day before yesterday I would have agreed. The bad news is that yesterday :( gas shot back up to $1.899, darn it. Hopefully it's going to drop right back down. :wish:

The Good News is the continuing strength of the economy.

The bad news is that with 19 trillion in debt (and growing) the long term prospects are rather bleak.

The good news is the long term prospects aren't as bleak as it might appear.

The Good News is the diplomatic resolution to Iran's nuclear weapons program.

The bad news is that I'm not as all confident that a country that held our embassy hostage and lied consistently for years is going to care one iota about whatever the agreement specifies as their responsibility ... and we're returning a hundred billion dollars to them that I doubt they'll spend on improving the lives of their citizens very much. I hope I'm wrong but I just don't have confidence in them or the agreement. I think Israel and the Sunni states are in for trouble and the potential expansion of nuclear arms to other countries is becoming more and more likely. :(

Those are accurate and reasonable criticisms, one of which I'll qualify by identifying the so called "snapback" mechanisms built into the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action signed by Iran. If, as it would appear, the sanctions were sufficient to bring Iran to the negotiating table, their re-imposition, which cannot be vetoed in the UN Security Council, has a fair change of inhibiting that behavior.

The Good News is that yesterday's snow did not accumulate.

The bad news is that our really cold weather will be hanging around for another day or two before we start inching back up a bit to just cold. :shrug:

The good news is that this area is expecting 12+" of snow Friday, and an additional 8"-12" of snow n Saturday. No work or meetings for us!

The bad news is that people trying to drive anywhere those days will not have the nicest of drives. :(

The good news is, I don't have to deal with the idiot drivers in the snow.

The bad news is that spring is still two months away. :(

The good news is, that's two more months to enjoy winter sports.

The bad news is that it's just 11 more months until 12/22/16 with Christmas just around the corner. :yikes:

The good news is, I'm about to get snowed in with my wife.

The bad news is that the east coast has really gotten hammered by ol' Mother Nature this time. :( Best wishes to all of you who are dealing with this storm.

The Good News is that snow eventually melts.

The bad news is that's when the potholes start popping. :(

The Good News is that tonight's rain and tomorrow's temperature should get rid of today's snow.

The bad news is that winter just isn't over yet although the next several days don't look too bad.

The Good News is that the rain and temperature have removed almost all of yesterday's snow.

The bad news is that my car is again covered with salt. :(

The good news is, the salt washes off fairly easily.

The bad news is that it is very corrosive.

The good news is that it's very nice on fish n chips :nod:

The bad news is, if you actually used road salt, it would be full of contaminants.

The good news is it's good for clearing ice of roadways.

he bad news is, the roadways and other national infrastructure are decaying.

The good news is that construction companies will get new business repairing or replacing the decaying infrastructures.